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FY 1999 Great Lakes Projects
In-situ LIF System for PAH Contaminated
Sediments
| In-situ LIF System for PAH Contaminated Sediments
(GL975149-01: $140,206) |
| Recipient: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee |
| Project Period: 9/01/99 to 8/31/01 |
| Project Officer: Marc Tuchman (312-353-1369) |
One of the primary organic contaminants of concern in the Great Lakes
sediments are polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). This project will
measure the harbor sediment contaminated by PAHs with a rapid, vertically
discrete, in-situ technique. A detection limit of 1 ppm is achievable with
this technique. The grantee will demonstrate the ability of this system to
detect PAHs in sediment samples and its applicability as a screening tool to
accurately delineate the extent of sediment contamination at two AOCs. |
